Indoor game



F. J. TILLMAN INDOOR GAME Filed April 2.2, 19.22

plementria f Patented Apr. 2Q, 1925.

g UNITED STATES FERDINAND J. TILLMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

f INDOOR GAME.

tApplication led April 22,

To all w/wm traag/concern;

Be it known'that l., FERMNAND J. T1111 MAN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of lWIissour-i, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Indoor Game, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvedindoor game and has for its 'primary object thepurpose Lof providing a playing surface which ismarked ofl:1 so as to provide two fieldswhich` are arranged in opposing relationyea'ch `field; @representing a golf link whichfisfsubldivi-dedk into a series of greens in. whichaslidablemembers aroused as representing `golf ballsl and'vwhicl are to beengaged in a striking manner by a tool or instrurnerit` such: a's miniature golf `club .for putting the slidabl'e members-on*the different 1 -1 1 11 Another :object iofl the invention is to 1 prow vide thezplaying surfaceof `the game with obstructions y; .thatY lare extended upwardly l fromr the-playing surface: so. as to represent hazards from which an object to be projected nnstfbe lifted'lfandstruckby a lofting 1m- Other and further objects will appear in thenspecification and be specifically pointed outiinf-the appended claims, reference being hadatofthe accompanying drawings, exempliiiying the invention, and in which 1- -Iiigure 1 is a plan View of this improved game. j

i FigureQ is a longitudinally vertical section taken approximately on the linev II1-II of Fig. 1. 1 Fig. 3 isY aperspective viewof one of the projectiles employed in the playing ofv my game. 1

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings 1 designated a playing surface which is preferably rectangular in shape, said surface being mounted in a receptacle 2 which is pro-vided with opposing end walls 3 and side walls 4.

The playing surface 1 is provided at its approximate center with a transverse marking 5 thereby forming dividedA fields or golf links 6 and 7, each of said fields being subdivided into a series of squares as representing greens 8, each green having a centrally arranged circular marking for the representation of holes 9, there being eighteen greens 192.2.- serial Nb. 556,058. A

in each field and consequently a like number of holes whichare numbered from 1 to 18.

Formed'on the surface 1 adjacent one of the end wallslS and the field 6 is a tee 10 and located adjacent the opposite wall 3 and one end of the field 7 is a tee 11 adjacent which islocated an obstruction 12 forming a hazard and there being an obstruction 13 which yis located adjacent the tee 10 which also forms a hazard.v v r i The obstructions 12 and'13 are arranged transversely located on said surface intermediateV of the ends thereof'and on the transverse marking 5 is a centrally arranged obstruction or hazard let.

\ lThis indoor `'golf game is to be played between two players, the player 1 placing the golf block 15 upon the tee 11 and striking the block with a miniature golf club such as designated by dottedlines 16 in Fig. 2, the field for such player being thatfurthest removed from the tee 11`and designatedby the numeral 6. 1 y .1 1 1 In starting the game the objective of the player or occupantV of the tee 11 will be the l-hole of the field 6 and assuming that the first strike fell short ofthe `1hole in the position designated by dotted lines at 17 it would be required that the player again strike the block in order to send it nearer to the 1-bole, and if the second strike brought the block to the position shown by the dotted lines `18 a third 'strike at least would be require-d to position the block over the 1-hole as designated at `19. lThe' golf block 15 is then removed and'located on the tee 11, the strikes required to make `the l-hole are tabulated in favor vor against the player.

s Afterthe first player has made the 1-hole, the second player places a golf block115 of which a pair are used 'upon `the tee 10,'-and upon striking the block from thetee 10 the objective thereof will be the l-hole of the field 7, and assuming it requires four strikes to place the block over the l-hole, said four strikes are tabulated for or Vagainst the second layer. A ter the second player has made the l-hole in the field 7, the first player will again strike the golf block from the tee 11, the 'objective being the fZ-holeV in the field 6 and after the 2-hole has been made by the first player, the second player will resume on the tee 10 for striking towards the 2-hole on the field 7, the number of strikes ried on by advancing to the larger order of numbered golf holes.

lVhen the players attempt to pass the block 15 to the holes on the respective greens that are disposed on the opposite side of the hazard 14, a different ytype of block and miniature golf club is need such as a lofting club respectively shown yat 2O and. 21 as designated by ,dotted lines in Fig. 2, the block 2() being in the form .ofA aA ball or spherical member which when -located and struck from respective tees 10 and 11 bythe use of the letting club 21 said ball'will be elevated 'from the hazard orobstruction 14, the exact place 'or peint of engagement ot striking the ball `on either ofthe fields 6 and 7 being noted and the block 15 then being placed overthe .spotwith which the ball made iii-st contact, the block 15 then being` struck with the club or .instrument 16 towards driving it to an objective hole beyond the hazard 1li. T he number of strikes required to loft the'ball over thehazard are also tabulated as well vas the number o1 strikes required to drive the block 15 to the objective'hole after the ball 20 has been loited over the' hazard 14a The game is carried on between the vop posing players until each have played out their respective group of holes arranging from 1 to 18 of each-respective iield, after which the strikes requiredxare totaled, the winner of the course being'thel player who has made the 18 holesin the lowest number ot strikes or drives; l T1 The opposing hazards; v1:2 and 13 are also to be considered in playing the game', for if either the ball 2O or block 15 is disposed beyond eit-herof said hazards, difficulty ot' dislodgement is encountered in which an additional number of strikes or drivesrwill be required to remove said ball or block therefrom. v i

lhat I claim is: y

1. A game comprised ot' a .tlat playing surface, a raised portion transversely divid, ing said surface into opposing ields,peach of said iields being divided into sections each bearing an indication, a member to be propelled to respective sections and 'to cover each respective indication, a second member to be propelled over said raised portion, and a ustriking instrument for causingrsaid second member to be propelled over said raised portion, said second member being so formed as to be undcrengaged by said instrument.

2. A game comprising a iiat playing sur iace, a raised portion dividing said surface into opposing lields, each of said tields bear.-

ing a series of indications, a member to be propelled to respective indications, a second member to be propelled over said `raised portion, `and a striking instrument for cause ing said second member to Abe propelled over said raised portion. i f

3. A game comprising a [lat playing snrface, a raised portion dividing said surface into opposing iields, veach of said fields bearing a series ot indications, amember to be propelled' to respective indications, a sec.- ond member to be propelled over said raised portion,- and a striking' instrument or'causing said second memberfto be propelled over said raised portion, said second member being so formed asv to be underengaged by said instrument. y lar-i game comprising a flat playing snrface, -a raised portion dividing said surface into opposing lields, each of said fields bearing a series ot indications, an obstruction located in each iield, a member to be propelled to respective indications, a second member to be propelled over said raised portion and said obstructions, and a striking instrument ior causing 'said second member to be propelled over said raised portion and said obstructions.

5. A game comprising a fiat playing surface, a raised portion dividing said. surface into opposing fields, each of said fields being divided into sections, `each of vsaid Vsections bearing van indication, an obstruction located in each of said fields, a member to be propelled to respective sections, a secondrmember tobe propelled over said raised portion and said obstructions, and a striking instrument iforcausing said second member to be propelledfover said raised portion and said obstructions.

` FERDINAND J. TILLMAN. 

